{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-22-139","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-22-139","heading":"Designating personnel to attend armed security guard","body":"training program or reserve peace officer certification program.\n\nA. The city council or board of trustees for a city or\n\nmunicipality may, through a majority vote of the council or board,\n\ndesignate city or municipality personnel who have been issued a\n\nhandgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to attend\n\nan armed security guard training program, as provided for in Section\n\n1750.5 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a reserve peace\n\nofficer certification program, as provided for in Section 3311 of\n\nTitle 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided and developed by the\n\nCouncil on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET). Nothing\n\nin this section shall be construed to prohibit or limit the city\n\ncouncil or board of trustees of a city or municipality from\n\nrequiring ongoing education and training.\n\nB. Participation in either the armed security guard training\n\nprogram or the reserve peace officer certification program shall be\n\nvoluntary and shall not in any way be considered a requirement for\n\ncontinued employment with the city or municipality. The city\n\ncouncil or board of trustees of a city or municipality shall have\n\nthe final authority to determine and designate personnel who will be\n\nauthorized to obtain and use an armed security guard license or\n\nreserve peace officer certification in conjunction with their\n\nemployment as city or municipality personnel.\n\nC. The city council or board of trustees of a city or\n\nmunicipality that authorizes personnel to participate in either the\n\narmed security guard program or the reserve peace officer program\n\nmay pay all necessary training, meal and lodging expenses associated\n\nwith the training.\n\nD. When carrying a firearm pursuant to this act, the person\n\nshall at all times carry the firearm on his or her person or the\n\nfirearm shall be stored in a locked and secure location.\n\nE. Any city or municipality personnel who have successfully\n\ncompleted either training and while acting in a reasonable and\n\nprudent manner shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for\n\nany injury resulting from the carrying of a handgun onto city or\n\nmunicipality property as provided in this act. Any municipality,\n\ncity council, board of trustees or participating local law\n\nenforcement agency shall be immune from civil and criminal liability\n\nfor any injury resulting from any act committed by the city or\n\nmunicipality personnel who are designated to carry a concealed\n\nhandgun on public city or municipality property pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this act.\n\nF. In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the\n\ncity council or board of trustees of a city or municipality is\n\nauthorized to enter into a memorandum of understanding with local\n\nlaw enforcement entities.","path":["OK Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os11.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f6d1289c3696f8e77d24c7ea5d443b31845c20d2097522d83b2a3878f94b136b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-22-138","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-22-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}